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Lack of hepatitis C virus replication intermediate RNA in diseased skin tissue of chronic hepatitis C patients.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1999
Mangia A, Andriulli A, Zenarola P, Lomuto M, Cascavilla I, Quadri R, Negro F
Abstract excerpt
The extent of extrahepatic hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication seems to be low-level and confined to cells of hematopoietic lineage. However, given the spectrum of extrahepatic manifestations associated with HCV, several tissues other than the liver have been suggested as targets of HCV replication and damage. The presence and level of HCV RNA were examined in 19 skin tissue samples from patients chronically...
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